What is CVE-2022-22951?

CVE-2022-22951 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-22951?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-22951

VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2) contains an OS command injection vulnerability. An authenticated, high privileged malicious actor with network access to the VMware App Control administration interface may be able to execute commands on the server due to improper input validation leading to remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.203 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Vmware Carbon_black_app_control
N/a Vmware Carbon Black App Control (Appc) — versions VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22951?: CVE-2022-22951 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-22951?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.